MLK Street Mural, Des Moines, IA

Creator

Michael Bowser, Jessica Henderson, Shaylea Henderson, Ryne Ketelsen, Franky McMillian, Elijah Ousley, Shayla Ousley, Alex Seakor, and Stacia Spurgeon

Title

MLK Street Mural, Des Moines, IA

Coverage

41.581434, -93.619716

Description

A massive, 300-by-214-foot portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is displayed on the ground of a cement parking lot along Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway downtown. With the help of some 35 volunteers, local artist Michael Bowser created the mural using monochromatic tones of grays and blacks.

Source

Image URL

News Coverage by DSM, Who 13, Des Moines Register, We Are Iowa, and KCCI

Instagram post by Daily Interview on January 18, 2021

Instagram post by Martin on July 23, 2020

Instagram post by Martin on August 19, 2020

Rights

Creators: Michael Bowser, Jessica Henderson, Shaylea Henderson, Ryne Ketelsen, Franky McMillian, Elijah Ousley, Shayla Ousley, Alex Seakor, and Stacia Spurgeon

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Publisher

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

Date

2020-09-15

Contributor

LA

Spatial Coverage

Located on 300 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway

Is Referenced By

Stephen Larrick, Black Lives Matter Street Mural Census